Question

The great Khafre Pyramid, the second tallest and second largest of the three ancient pyramids of Egypt, is 448 feet tall, and the length of a side at the base is 706 feet. The base of the pyramid is a square. What is its volume, rounded to the nearest cubic foot?

Answer 1

The volume of a pyramid can be calculated with the following formula:

`\text{volume =}(1)/(3)*(area\text{ of base)}* height`

The base of the pyramid is a square, so its area will be:

Let's plug that result in the formula for the volume:

So our final answer will be:

`\text{volume = 74,433,109 ft}^3`